Native agency : Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Summary: "This work provides an essential national-level look at an intriguing and impactful form of Indigenous resistance. It describes, in great detail, the continuing assaults made on Native peoples and tribal sovereignty in the United States during the twenty-first century, and it sketches the visions of the future that Indians at the BIA and in Indian Country have been crafting for themselves"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781452968223
ISBN: 1517914523
ISBN: 9781517914523
ISBN: 1517914531
ISBN: 9781517914530
Physical Description: xxii, 350 pages ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction. The Native agency -- 1. The history of the BIA : from the Department of War to the second Indian take-over -- 2. Indigenous perspectives : a new paradigm for federal-Indian relations -- 3. Indians at the top : powered by conviction, vision, and grit -- 4. Upper-level officials : fighting for justice for Indian people -- 5. The resolute rank and file : implementing an Indian agenda -- 6. The Indian employees in field operations : navigating Indian Country from all directions -- Conclusion. Leveraging federal power and advancing Indian interests.